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Malaysia: MARC lowers 2021 GDP growth forecast to 3.9%

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) has lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 3.9% on-year, which is lower than its previous review of 5.1% due to the contraction in private consumption following the strict lockdown measures. In its report yesterday, MARC said its earlier January 2021 GDP growth forecast for Malaysia […]

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Thailand: State tinkers with reopening plan

The worsening Covid-19 situation in Thailand has led the Tourism and Sports Ministry to reconsider the country’s reopening strategy, admitting some target destinations are still marred by soaring infections. However, the ministry insists on reopening Bangkok by this year as the capital is the heart of the tourism industry in Thailand. “With more than 9,000 […]

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Malaysia: Average monthly wages down 9% in 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Mean monthly salaries and wages fell 9% to RM2, 933 in 2020 from RM3, 224 in 2019 due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, strict restrictions and health crisis, the Statistics Department said. In its Statistics of Salaries and Wages, Malaysia, 2020 Report released yesterday, the department said the decline was the […]

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